Lot 326
1853 N-27 R2 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the obverse mottled with medium brown tones. There is a small nick in the field off the chin, tiny rim nicks at stars 10 & 11, and a pair of small rim nicks at IC in AMERICA. Very early die state, die state a, the earliest yet seen. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective, and they covered with fine die polishing lines. The die lines near the dentils at star 2 are crisp. Obviously one of the first struck from this pair of dies. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#11 for the variety in the Grellman condition census but second finest of the very early die state. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 64, 2 in 65 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $250-UP
Ex Rick DeSanctis 7/1998-J. R. Grellman 7/1998-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1233-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:877-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:574-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and the last 2 lot tickets).
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| Realized $306 |
